Impossible, He's Always Been the One Who's Most Afraid of Pain 不可能，他向来是最怕疼的

1. 51 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.8kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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   Very cruel! Very cruel! Very cruel!

2. 52 不 An Anonymous Confession 不具名告白 Biting Fish咬魚Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted [Reborn on Campus + The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Mind Reading + The Chase After the Breakup + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] At seventeen, Yin Heyue was forced to live under someone else's roof, where she unexpectedly gained a brother with no blood relation to her: Song Yuzhou. Yin Heyue had hoped they would get along, but then she heard him say, “I don't have a sister.” In her second year of high school, a distant light shone into her bleak youth: Wen Shu, the top student in th 3.3kReads9.3Score713Shelves
3. 53 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 91kReads9.7Score16.7kShelves
4. 54 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 18kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
5. 55 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2.4kReads9.4Score732Shelves
6. 56 赠 To Wang Lun 赠汪伦 Su Ta苏他Modern Romance75k WordsCompleted The magnum opus of rising hit author Su Ta, a masterpiece of tragic romance! The dashing policewoman Pei Shu vs. Qin Shen, a beautiful, tragic suspect. I love you with time I've stolen. Sooner or later, I'll have to pay it back. Don't be afraid. I'll be here, loving you. Because of my selfishness and greed, we were able to love each other for a brief time. "I'm sorry, darling. This time, I really have to let go of your hand." "Qin Shen, don't let go of my hand. I can't find my way home." In his 987Reads9.5Score175Shelves
7. 57 你 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance49k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 291Reads8.8Score111Shelves
8. 58 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 106.4kReads9.6Score19kShelves
9. 59 第 The Twelfth Love Letter 第十二封情书 371Two Male Leads78k WordsCompleted [Top-quality novel + two male leads + unrequited love + short story + coming of age + tragic ending + school life + letters] [What am I? A grain of sand among ten thousand generations, A stone this big. I can love this version of myself too., “I,” Leslie Cheung] A story of unrequited love: no getting close, no confession, and certainly no mutual affection. It's silence, a secret, a treasure. It's the wild madness of youth, with no regrets. 1.9kReads9.0Score429Shelves
10. 60 窥 Seeing Through 窥破 Yi Jiang一姜Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2kReads9.3Score296Shelves
11. 61 旧 Old Stories, New Beginnings 旧故新长 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads102k WordsCompleted A hugely popular, tearjerking yet heartwarming novel about two men, death and rebirth, falling and redemption. The vulnerable young man with depression, Li Chishu × the gentle, devoted Shen Baoshan For years, Li Chishu’s attempts to take his own life failed, thanks to me pulling him back from the brink time and time again. But I never imagined his resolve to leave this world was so absolute. At last, on a night when I wasn’t watching closely enough, he jumped from the building. I couldn’t reach 32.9kReads9.8Score2.7kShelves
12. 62 他 He's a Master at Acting Obedient 他惯会装乖 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Healing × Love That Grows Over Time × Tragic Romance × Mutual Devotion] Cool, gentle heroine × Aloof, unapproachable top student They overcame the distance and endured the years. But her boy was forever left behind in that snowy winter, forever twenty-two, in the prime of his life, forever on the day they were supposed to register their marriage. [“This time, don't break your promise again, you little liar.” “Why did you break your promise again? You little liar.”] 1.1kReads9.3Score225Shelves
13. 63 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 36.5kReads9.6Score8kShelves
14. 64 我 My Sweet Girl Desk Mate 我的乖乖女同桌 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban335k WordsCompleted [Pure-love school romance + one heroine + no melodrama + sweet] “Hi, I’m He Pingxing. I can grant you one wish.” “I... I’m Xiao Qingting.” In B-Robo Kabutack, the Dragonfly Captain decides who gets the Peace Star. When they were seventeen, they became deskmates in a new class. Seventeen years later, he made a wish upon the Peace Star: to hear the sorrow in your breath. 4.4kReads9.4Score615Shelves

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    A little! Nor! Sad...

15. 65 裂 Sunlight Through the Cracks 裂缝里的阳光 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 117kReads9.8Score14.2kShelves
16. 66 女 Life with the Goddess: I Feel Like I've Seen You Somewhere Before 女神同居往事，我好像在哪见过你 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban126k WordsCompleted Li Huangxuan was a recent college graduate, stuck in a miserable nine-to-five job and always broke. Like every young person just starting out, he felt lost and uncertain about the future. He longed for a love that would leave a lasting mark. He had a crush on his coworker, Xu Wanqing, but was too timid to approach her. Then one day, his roommate moved out, and a goddess named Lin Ximeng moved in next door, turning his life upside down. A month of living together gradually drew the two of them cl 47.9kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves

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